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TUESDAY, 17 AUGUST 1971
It's not a career ladder.
It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn and more endorsements than you.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
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- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
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